Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Variable annuities might be unsuitable for some elderly investors
By Heidi TurnerSome experts say the companies that offer the annuities have made promises about benefits they cannot meet.
October 23, 2013
Is it time to trade in that old variable annuity?With so many changes being made to variable annuity contracts, should an advisor recommend a 1035 exchange?
October 23, 2013
Is it time to trade in that old variable annuity?With so many changes being made to variable annuity contracts, should an advisor recommend a 1035 exchange?
October 15, 2013
Indexed variable annuities—a VA product curveballIVAs, or structured annuities, offer clients the potential for participation in any equity market gains with substantial downside protection.
October 14, 2013
Indexed Variable Annuities—a VA Product CurveballIVAs, or structured annuities, offer clients the potential for participation in any equity market gains with substantial downside protection.
October 04, 2013
Investment-only variable annuities: Coming of age?A variable annuity without lifetime guarantees? More RIAs are warming to that concept.
October 04, 2013
Investment-only variable annuities: Coming of age?A variable annuity without lifetime guarantees? More RIAs are warming to that concept.
September 30, 2013
Variable annuity market makeover continuesChanges to VA contracts are becoming more commonplace. So whats an advisor to do when a client asks if the policy is still worthwhile?